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Date:
05/03/74
Year:
1974
Venue:
The Crypt Lounge
City:
Akron
State:
OH
Show Reviews
This show happened at this little bar-type place called The Crypt back in the spring of 1974. I saw posters of this band and, being the curious young guy I was then, I went to the club during the show.
Devo was four guys wearing doctor's robes, and I think the singer had tampons attached to his coat. Their set was absolutely bizarre. Right as they went into the first number, I could feel my senses being assaulted. It sounded like nothing of this Earth. The venue started clearing out during the third or fourth song, but I was too shell-shocked to even think about walking out. The band eventually got unplugged by the promoters, and I walked out with whoever else hadn't left yet.
A couple years later Devo started playing again in Akron, and they had changed a lot. They played at the Crypt a lot during 1976, and I decided to see what they'd done in two years. They'd gone from this completely sideways computer music to a more accessible genre that was like punk with synthesizers in the mix.
I started following Devo after that. They turned out great, I went to a lot of shows, but none of them were quite like that '74 gig, and none ever will be.
Set I
Fraulein
The Death Of Lt Casanova
Midget